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Now that lockdown is well and truly behind us, it's time to celebrate romance with anniversary gift ideas in Melbourne. If you have a relationship milestone coming up in 2025 and are looking to make it special after a period of being stuck at home then you need experience gifts for couples. More than a material object, experience gifts are the perfect way to show you care and spend time with your significant other. Whether it's your 50th wedding anniversary or you just want to say 'I appreciate you' with a thoughtful date night, these couples activities in Melbourne will see you connecting over a new and fun experience.
Themed anniversary gifts for couples
Good date ideas in Melbourne should always have a central theme, and planning an anniversary experience gift is no different. To clarify: the theme doesn’t have to be excessive, or even extravagant! A good example of this is one of our most popular at home date night ideas: a virtual pizza making class! Throwdown a red and white checkered tablecloth and you’ve got yourself an evening in Italy without ever having to step on a plane.
If you’re chasing down cute date ideas for a young couple celebrating their first anniversary, a brush lettering class or a watercolour workshop is a wonderful place to start! Traditionally, the first anniversary gift is paper, so not only are you offering up an incredible experience gift, but you’re also on theme.
We have a growing range of brush lettering and watercolour workshops both through our craft boxes and our in-person classes that make for quirky and colourful date ideas and fun things to do at home!
Watercolour Painting For Absolute Beginners is a wonderful place to start. Illustrator Pamela Woods has taken her workshop class online to help you paint like a pro from the comfort of your own living room. Ideal if you’re looking for cute at home date ideas for you and your partner, discovering how to use watercolour paints is a rewarding experience to both learn and share with your partner!
If you're looking to leave the house and make a day of it, then this botanical illustration class in Collingwood is a great place to start your date before heading off to a nice dinner at one of Collingwood's many bars and restaurants.
Chasing a guide for traditional anniversary gifts for couples? You can check out our helpful guide on what to buy for what year.
Even if you’re well past your first anniversary, we have wonderful rainy day activities and cute date ideas for you to sink your teeth into! Chasing a 25th wedding anniversary gift in Australia? Don’t sweat it! Our jewellery making classes are one of the best things to do in Melbourne, and a romantic way to keep to the 25th-anniversary theme of silver!
Anniversary gifts that make wonderful date night ideas
As we find a new normal post-covid, your date ideas can start to take on the old life they once had. Being stuck at home together can start to dull the shine of any relationship so it's important to keep the spark alive with out-of-the-ordinary activities for couples that break you out of your routine and see each other with fresh eyes.
If you’re hunting down fun indoor activities that’ll help you connect with your partner, making art together is a fantastic way to do that but making pottery takes it to a new level. This pottery and ceramics craft kit is a wonderful anniversary gift idea that can form part of your date night. Set the mood with atmospheric lighting, play some music, light some candles, perhaps cook them breakfast in bed and then get started with your crafty activity.
For adventurous couples who like getting out and about in Melbourne, an in-person pottery class is a popular couples activity. Whether you're keen to try your hand at wheel throwing or want to hand build quirky mugs, pottery classes are versatile, so you and your partner can choose the class that's right for both of you. There's even a couples wheel throwing workshop in South Yarra for those who want to keep it intimate.
These anniversary gifts for couples may inspire a new hobby, which is great for partners looking for relaxing after-work things to do or rainy day activities to help them unwind.
Have you and your partner have already experienced the pottery world and chasing something a wee bit different for your anniversary gifts? Nicola Prested of Handmaker’s Factory in Footscray runs such an extensive variety of unique crafting workshops, you’d be a goose to not check them out next time you’re looking for cute date ideas! From Japanese Shibori Dyeing craft kits to learning how to make soy candles, Handmaker’s Factory has a bunch of gift experiences for couples looking to make something a little avant-garde.
Whatever you decide, searching for date ideas to celebrate an anniversary combines the best of both worlds!
